In Australia, January is a month of tennis as the stars of the tennis world descend on our beautiful country for the Australian Open grand slam event. There are a few tournaments held that lead up to the Open. One of these tournaments is the Sydney International. Buster was lucky enough to be one of eight kids selected from his tennis club to attend the event on a kid's day full of activities.
The highlight of the day was attending a coaching session on centre court prior to the commencement of the days match play. This kid loves to hit a ball.
He then got a tour of the tunnels under the stadium and got to form a guard of honour for two players (Sloane Stephens and Camila Giorgi) as they entered the court. The kids held out their hands for a "high five" from the players. Buster tells me Camila Giorgi didn't high five the kids and had a "poopy" look on her face. Sloane Stephens, on the other hand, had a smile for everyone and Buster got a high five. She went on to win the match.
Nanoo did the trip to Sydney with Buster. I was at home eagerly watching the TV for a glimpse of him on centre court. Alas, they didn't show the match and chose to televise a match on another court.
The rest of his day was spent on the practise courts they had set up for the kids. He joined any game that was going just to have more time with the ball. He and Nanoo also watched some matches as well.
It was a big day out for the little man and he was exhausted at the end, but it was a day he'll remember and a day he felt very special indeed.
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